Food & Drink 94% brand match Updated May 18, 2026
Top Micro Food Influencers with Highest Engagement Rate in the US
Creators
74
90.1k–373k followers
Avg followers
136.8k
food
Avg engagement
103.4%
2× industry benchmark
Verified emails
22 / 25
1 countries
What makes this list different
- Tier-locked: 10K–100K, the highest-engagement band in food content
- Median ER 5–10% — versus <1.5% for >1M food mega-creators
- US-based only — geo and audience verified
- Niche coverage: high-protein, plant-based, BIPOC cuisine, sourdough, low-FODMAP, mixology
- Indie-brand campaign history verified, not Tastemade/Buzzfeed-tier saturated
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1
MAYA TAKANO
@texaseatsfirst · Entertainment
373k
Followers · 72.2% eng
2
Stephanie Ramos
@viewsontheroad · Entertainment
190k
Followers · 41.7% eng
3
Nidhi Parmar
@nidhicooksofficial · Entertainment
189k
Followers · 106.6% eng
| Rank | Creator | Followers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 187k 308.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | |
| 5 |  | 187k 30.7% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 6 |  | 161k 145.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 7 |  | 154k 113.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 8 |  | 152k 124.7% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 9 |  | 145k 101.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 10 |  | 133k 61.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 11 |  | 122k 141.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 12 |  | 117k 22.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 13 | 115k 43.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | |
| 14 |  | 109k 6.8% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 15 |  | 106k 464.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 16 | 103k 210.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | |
| 17 |  | 103k 88.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 18 |  | 102k 16.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 19 |  | 101k 95.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 20 | 101k 3.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | |
| 21 |  | 97k 77.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
| 22 | 95k 208.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | |
| 23 |  Drink in AZ | Tawnya - Arizona Drinks & Food @drink_in_az | 94k 15.7% eng | — |
| 24 |  Missy Robbins @missyarobbins | 94k 85.0% eng | — |
| 25 |  C O C K T A I L A C A D E M Y @cocktail_acdmy | 90k 6.0% eng | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
About this list
US-based micro food creators (10K–100K) where engagement rate, recipe authenticity, and conversion intent peak. Ranked by 90-day ER, niche depth (high-protein, plant-based, BIPOC cuisine, sourdough, mixology), and indie-brand campaign history. Curated for DTC food, kitchen-gear, supplement, and meal-kit brands hiring creators who already convert.
